The film opens with a narrated disclaimer over footage of an opening coffin. The narrator explains that the film's climax is so terrifying that it may kill the viewer, and reassures the audience that if they die of fright while watching the film, they will receive a free burial service, and it closes on the casket which has a card inside reading Reserved for You.[1]　　Newlyweds Jenni (Peggy Webber) and Eric (John Hudson) move into Eric's palatial country home. Jenni is Eric's second wife; his first wife Marion died when she accidentally slipped and hit her head on the edge of a decorative pond on the estate. At the home they meet Eric's friends, the Reverend Snow (Russ Conway) and his wife (Toni Johnson), as well as Mickey (Alex Nicol), the developmentally disabled gardener. Eric privately mentions to the Snows that Jenni spent time in an asylum following the sudden death of both her parents, and Mrs. Snow reveals that Jenni is very wealthy.　　Jenni is disturbed both by Mickey's belief that Marion's ghost wanders the estate and by Marion's self-portrait inside the house, which Jenni believes resembles her mother. When she begins to hear unexplained screaming noises and see skulls around her house, she believes that Marion is haunting her. Though Eric speculates to Jenni that Mickey, who was a childhood friend of Marion and thus dislikes Jenni, may be behind the trickery, Jenni worries that she is going insane. Eric then suggests to remove Marion's self-portrait from the home. Eric and Jenni take the painting outside and burn it. While they clean up the remains of the painting, a skull emerges from the ashes. While Jenni panics at the sight of the skull, Eric denies that the skull is there. Jenni faints and Eric withdraws the skull and hides it, revealing that he was responsible for the trickery all along in an effort to get hold of her wealth.　　Believing she has finally lost her sanity, Jenni resolves to be committed. She tells Eric that the entire property will be meticulously searched for the skull as a last resort. Before Eric can retrieve it, Mickey secretly steals the skull and brings it to the Reverend, revealing Eric's plans. That night, Eric prepares to murder Jenni and stage it as a suicide. Jenni sees Marion's ghost in Mickey's greenhouse and flees back to the house. When she enters, Eric begins throttling her. The ghost then appears and chases Eric outside and about the property; it finally corners and attacks him, drowning him in the decorative pond.　　After Jenni regains consciousness, the Snows arrive. Mrs. Snow comforts a hysterical Jenni and the Reverend discovers Eric's body in the pond. Some undisclosed time later, Jenni and the Snows depart from the house. Reverend Snow declares whether or not Marion's death was an accident will remain a mystery.

尖叫的头骨：一桩离奇凶杀案的真相

影片简介

《尖叫的头骨》是一部悬疑惊悚电影，讲述了一桩离奇凶杀案。著名考古学家约翰·史密斯在一次探险中意外发现了一具古代头骨，这头骨上刻着神秘的符号，很快便吸引了一系列诡异事件，最终导致约翰惨死。他的女儿艾丽丝决心查明真相，并由此揭开了隐藏在头骨背后的秘密。

故事梗概

约翰·史密斯是一位经验丰富的考古学家，他带领团队在南美洲亚马逊雨林进行探险，寻找传说中的失落文明遗迹。在一次意外中，约翰发现了一个古老的石棺，里面躺着一具保存完好的头骨。这头骨上刻着奇怪的符号，并且散发着奇怪的光芒，约翰直觉这头骨很不寻常。

当约翰将头骨带回研究室后，一系列诡异事件开始发生：研究室里的仪器莫名其妙地失灵，工作人员接连遭遇意外，甚至有人开始出现幻觉和精神失常。约翰的助手，同时也是他的女儿艾丽丝，目睹了这一切，她开始怀疑头骨可能是某种邪恶力量的来源。

约翰坚信头骨蕴藏着巨大的秘密，他试图破解头骨上的符号，寻找真相。然而，他越接近真相，危险就越加迫近。最终，约翰在研究室里被杀害，他的死状极其恐怖，像是被某种无形的力量折磨致死。

艾丽丝决心为父亲报仇，她开始调查父亲的死因，并着手研究头骨上的神秘符号。她发现头骨来自一个古老的部落，这个部落崇拜着一个名为“黑暗之神”的邪恶神灵，他们相信头骨能够连接人类世界和另一个世界。

艾丽丝发现头骨上刻的符号其实是召唤邪灵的咒语，而约翰的死亡正是因为不小心触动了咒语。为了阻止邪灵继续作恶，艾丽丝决心破坏头骨。

然而，艾丽丝很快发现，邪灵的力量远比她想象的还要强大。她不仅要面对邪灵的攻击，还要与妄图利用邪灵力量的邪恶势力斗争。最终，在经历了一系列惊险的冒险后，艾丽丝成功地阻止了邪灵，并保护了世界免受邪恶势力的侵害。

影片特色

悬疑惊悚：影片从一开始就营造了一种悬疑的氛围，通过诡异的事件和人物的惊恐反应，将观众带入紧张刺激的剧情之中。

神秘元素：影片融入了神秘的元素，包括古老的部落、神秘的符号、邪恶的邪灵等等，这些元素为剧情增添了神秘感，并引发观众对未知事物的思考。

情感纠葛：影片中艾丽丝与父亲之间的深厚感情，以及她在调查过程中逐渐成长和成熟的过程，为剧情增添了情感上的深度。

视听效果：影片的视听效果出色，特别是对于恐怖场景的营造，利用音效、灯光和画面营造出恐怖的气氛，增强了影片的观赏性。

影片主题

《尖叫的头骨》探讨了人类对未知事物的恐惧，以及在面对未知事物时的选择。影片也展现了人类的勇气和智慧，以及对真理的追求。

影片意义

《尖叫的头骨》是一部优秀的悬疑惊悚电影，它以紧张的剧情、神秘的元素和出色的视听效果吸引了观众，并引发了人们对未知事物的思考。影片也提醒人们，在面对未知事物时，要保持理性，并勇于追求真相。